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Direction
Balabanov's cold, detached gaze — violence as Tuesday.
Acting
Bodrov Jr.'s empty eyes — the ultimate unreliable protagonist.
Score
Nautilus Pompilius soundtrack = instant 90s Russian depression.

Director
Aleksei Balabanov
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